Only one year after the release of their last studio album Pink Colour Surgery, warmly praised (featuring in top 2023 albums for Libération, Les Inrocks, Mowno; having TV appearances, recording a KEXP session, etc.), Psychotic Monks returns more confident than ever with Talking Through Repetition, a live rereading in the form of artistic achievement.

Very renowned for their ability to offer high-flying concerts, both fiery, experimental, and always deep in emotions, Psychotic Monks decided to record their current live set in the legendary Ile-de-France studios La Frette (Nick Cave, Arctic Monkeys, etc.), in order to record the vital essence of their music and share it more widely. The release of the double album, once again produced with style by accomplice Daniel Fox (Gilla Band, Lambrini Girls, Sprints), is scheduled for August 23rd and will undoubtedly contribute to establishing the French group as one of the most exciting and adventurous of his generation.

'This album was recorded entirely live in one take during the band’s 2023 tour, between a show in Dijon and Dunkerque. It serves as a testimony to the essence of our music at that moment.' - The Psychotic Monks

• Pre-order Talking Through Repetition on digipak CD
• Pre-order Talking Through Repetition on colour double vinyl
 

The Psychotic Monks unveil the music video for 'All That Fall'! A superb ten-minute film, full of tension and melancholy, written and directed by Hélène Delage. With Sonia Ichti & Clotilde Hesme. Produced by Raquel García López - Tamara Films. Co-produced by Vicious Circle & Hélène Delage.
With the support of CNC & SCPP.
 

Two great new songs from La Colonie de Vacances are released today on a beautiful 45 rpm vinyl for the Record Store Day!

Side A: Gris Funk
Face B: Fa Niente, Maestro

Available at your record store and on streaming platforms!
 

An album release day is always a special day. A Lysistrata album release day is always a VERY special day. Welcome Veil! Long live Lysistrata!

Many thanks: Lysistrata, Ben, Max, Théo, VC teams, Milo Dumartin, IDOL, Ben Greenberg, Josh Bonati, Black Box Studios, Vinyl Records Makers, L'autre Distribution, Lucas Leclercq, Emilija Milušauskaitė, AFX, Grand Hotel van Cleef.

• Listen Veil
• Buy Veil (CD, clear vinyl, black vinyl)
 

Lysistrata today announces the release of its new album, Veil ! Produced by New Yorker Ben Greenberg (Metz, Algiers, Beach Fossils, DIIV, etc.), Veil will be released on March 1st on digital, CD, and vinyl formats. Pre-order now on the Vicious Circle website! More infos below.

• Pre-order Veil on CD
• Pre-order Veil on black vinyl
• Pre-order Veil on crystal clear vinyl - limited edition
• Pre-order Veil on digital platforms
 

AVAILABLE ON: CD (Digipak - folded poster included) - BLACK VINYL (12" - printed innersleeve - download coupon included) - CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL / LIMITED EDITION (same than classic black but with a crystal clear vinyl - only 150 copies on this site)

TRACKLIST: 1. Tangled in the Leaves / 2. Horns / 3. See Through / 4. Okay / 5. Rise Up / 6. Acid to the Burn / 7. Trouble Don't Last / 8. Artifice / 9. Feel the Shine / 10. Livin It Up

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Lysistrata a négocié le virage de son troisième disque avec une incroyable souplesse. Le trio indé rock de Saintes marque son passage à l’âge adulte en sublimant son aspect pop. Veil est un album créé pour danser, chanter et vivre ses émotions jusqu’à l’abandon. Un album fédérateur qui touchera juste et fort, bien au-delà du premier cercle de fans de ce groupe si sincère.
 

Lysistrata will be on the road in 2024! Get your tickets! All dates are listed here. Booking by AFX.

Release day for Dawn Of The Dusk, the groundbreaking new album from heavy psych trio Mars Red Sky! Available in all good record stores and via our online store in digipak CD, black vinyl, and marble trans-lime vinyl (limited edition)! Also online on all digital platforms.

“National flagship in this musical style of which they are almost the only heralds. Glory to them »
DESERT ROCK

« More and more coherent and solid, a sure value » 8/10
ROCK HARD

« A fifth studio album in every way successful »
METAL OBS

« Psych rock record of the year for sure »
VISIONS MAGAZIN

« They are a special, singular band »
THE OBELISK

« Fabulous trip » 17,5/20
MY ROCK
 

« Grab life by the horns! ». Four years after Breathe In/Out, the endearing indie rock trio Lysistrata is making a comeback by releasing a new single 'Horns' today! Driven by a songwriting charged with emotion and melodies, the band sublimates its pop creativity with flexibility and sincerity, without ever hiding the explosive energy that has made its dazzling reputation. 'Horns' is the first extract from Lysistrata’s upcoming new album, produced by New-Yorker Ben Greenberg (Metz, Algiers, Beach Fossils, DIIV, etc.), which will be released in early 2024 on Vicious Circle. The perfect comeback we've all been waiting for. Video directed by Milo Dumartin.

• Stream 'Horns'
 

"Horns est le premier morceau qui a été écrit pour cet album, il nous a permis de se retrouver et de créer à nouveau ensemble, d’avancer plus librement. On a voulu partager un sentiment de solidarité, de positivité, faire un hymne qu’on peut tous chanter ensemble, soudés." LYSISTRATA  

"Le clip symbolise un processus de guérison, une quête de liberté intérieure. C'est un voyage vers le lâcher-prise, vers ce refrain entêtant que l'on reprend en choeur, sans se préoccuper du regard des autres." Milo Dumartin (réalisateur clip)

Dawn Of The Dusk, the groundbreaking return album of France's heavy psychedelic pillars Mars Red Sky - to be released on December 8th on Vicious Circle and Mrs Red Sound - is now available for pre-order! Go!

• Pre-order Dawn Of The Dusk on CD
• Pre-order Dawn Of The Dusk on classic black vinyl
• Pre-order Dawn Of The Dusk on marble trans-lime vinyl (limited edition)
 

AVAILABLE ON: CD (Digipak - 2 panels - uncoated paperboard - poster/booklet included) - BLACK VINYL (12" - uncoated paperboard - printed inner sleeve - download coupon included) - MARBLE TRANS-LIME VINYL / LIMITED EDITION (same than classic black but with a red colored vinyl - only 150 copies on this site)

TRACKLIST: 1. Break Even / 2. Maps of Inferno / 3. The Final Round / 4. A Choir of Ghosts / 5. Carnival Man / 6. Trap Door / 7. Slow Attack / 8. Heavenly Bodies

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This fifth studio effort from French heavy psychedelic stalwarts MARS RED SKY is a genuine conceptual piece of work skilfully designed to take the listener on a journey through a shifting, unpredictable and even utterly disconcerting sonic universe. Bordeaux-based trio explore progressive and post-metal territories with boundless inspiration. Their original signature of jagged vocals and thundering rhythm is spiced up by drones and various mid-kraut rock and mid-gothic effects. The atmospheres and settings are finely crafted, with Julien Pras's voice adding a delicious pop languor. The music is the master of the narrative here, absorbing all the components of the album and shaping them into a kind of reversible allegory, as appealing as disturbing. The tour de force of Dawn Of The Dusk lies in its ability to carve out a unique creative sphere in which you can't help but marvel.